| Control (n = 17) | RA (n = 23) | p value | RA, DMARD (n = 10) | RA, anti-TNF (n = 13) | p value |
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Sex, male/female | 7/10 | 8/15 | 0.680 | 3/7 | 5/8 | 0.637 |
Age, years | 58 ± 13 | 58 ± 9 | 0.894 | 55 ± 11 | 60 ± 8 | 0.193 |
Body mass index, kg/m2 | 22 ± 2 | 26 ± 6 | 0.005 | 25 ± 6 | 26 ± 4 | 0.368 |
Smoking, yes/no | 0/17 | 8/23 | 0.022 | 3/7 | 4/13 | 0.708 |
SBP, mmHg | 127 ± 13 | 143 ± 23 | 0.014 | 131 ± 22 | 151 ± 20 | 0.028 |
DPB, mmHg | 78 ± 8 | 87 ± 15 | 0.036 | 83 ± 15 | 90 ± 14†| 0.270 |
Total cholesterol, mmol/L | 5.4 ± 0.9 | 5.4 ± 0.9 | 1.000 | 5.3 ± 0.9 | 5.4 ± 0.9 | 0.613 |
LDL cholesterol, mmol/L | 3.3 ± 0.9 | 3.6 ± 1.1 | 0.396 | 3.4 ± 0.8 | 3.7 ± 1.3 | 0.284 |
HDL cholesterol, mmol/L | 1.7 ± 0.4 | 1.5 ± 0.5 | 0.135 | 1.6 ± 0.5 | 1.4 ± 0.4 | 0.152 |
Triglycerides, mmol/L | 0.66[0.5–1.0] | 1.2[0.9–1.8] | 0.001 | 1.1[0.9–1.4] | 1.3[0.9–2.1] | 0.393 |
CRP, mg/L | 13[7–16] | 18[13–30] | 0.022 | 16[12–48] | 19[14–30] | 0.888 |